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This paper presents an approach to provide real-time support for Java RMI integrating it with the RTSJ memory model to leave out garbage collection. A new construct for remote objects is proposed: the no heap remote object (NhRo). The usage of a NhRo guarantees that memory required to perform a remote invocation (at the server side) does not use heap memory. The aim is to avoid garbage collection in the remote invocation process, improving predictability and memory isolation of Java-based distributed real-time applications. The Sun RMI implementation has been modified to integrate the NhRo model for static environments. The protype implementation and the performed experiments show the feasibility of the model.
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Basanta-Val, P., Garcia-Valls, M., Estévez-Ayres, I. (2004). No Heap Remote Objects: Leaving Out Garbage Collection at the Server Side. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z., Corsaro, A. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2004: OTM 2004 Workshops. OTM 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3292. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30470-8_51
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